Closure for bottles, jars, and the like.



No. 852,519. PATENTED MAY 7, 1907. J. A. NEE.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO.1.1905.

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UNITED STATES JAMES A. NEE, OF NEW YORK, N.

CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented May 7, 1907.

Application filed December I, 1905. Serial No. 289,758

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AMES A. NEE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Closures for Bottles, Jars, and the Like, of which the following is a descriptioi'i.

The objects of the invention are to produce a ti ht closure for rece ltttClOS wlnch 5 D l clesure may be readily opened without special tools, may be replaced and a partial seal secured, and which will be cheap to manufacture A further object of the invention is to produce a cover which may be removed in either or both of two ways, so that achoice may be had of a way of opening.

A still further ob ect is to produce a closure which will adapt itself to the inequalities of glass vessels, and which will be sufficiently elastic to expand and make a tight fit with l the neck of the vessel.

An additional advantage is the production of a closure which will be absolutely tight,

which is secured by means of a cap with an integral unweakened flange, with an inset on the lower edge which grasps a shoulder on the neck of the receptacle.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in j which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a 5 cap and through the neck of a bottleor jar to which it is attached. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the lines 3-3 of'Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 isa view similar to Fig. 3 of a modification. Fig. 4 is a sectional view thereof taken on the lines a a. of Fig. 4, but slightly modified. Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the cap showing a further modification. Fig. 6 is a similar view of still another modification. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the cap shown in Fig. 5 taken on the lines 77, and Fig. 8 is a detail of a'modification drawn in section.

In all of the views like parts are designated by the same reference characters.

In carrying out my invention I provide a cap 1, being preferably made of sheet metal. This cap has a top 2 and a flange 3 preferably formed integral therewith. This flange is provided-with an inset portion 4, which'is I adapted to engage with a shoulder 5 formed j upon the neck 6 of the receptacle to be closed. 1 7 is a washer, gasket, or similar device of 2 flexible material placed within the cap for the purpose of improving the seal. This i washer is not essential, however. The device tacle by any suitable tool, such as a spinning device, so that the flange 3 will snugly fit around the neck of the bottle and the inset A portion 4 engage with the shoulder 5. One i way of placing the closure in position is as l follows: The flange 3 is placed upon the bottle i before the inset portion 4 is made, and this latter is then turned in with a suitable tool l after the cap is in place.

I SS are interruptions of the inset portion of the lower edge of the flange 3. These interruptions are preferably two in number and are arranged on opposite sides of the flange. The. flange opposite to the interruption is notchedat 8 as shown, although this is not 9 is another notch which is aressential. ranged preferably at an equal distance on l one side of the flange 3 between the interl ruptions 88. In connection with the interruptions 88 the neck of the bottle 6 is provided with grooves 10*10, preferably diametrically opposite one another (see Fig. l 3). These grooves 101O and the interruptions 88 are so arranged as to register, that 5 is to say, when the cap is in place upon the receptacle the interruptions 88 will be ad jacent to the grooves 10-10 (see Fig. 3). 1 It therefore follows that the grooves 1.0-10 are exposed from the bottom and not covered by the inset portions 4 (see Fig. 3). The notches 8 8 above the interruptions are not essential to the complete operation of the device. It is essential, however, to interrupt the inset portion 4 adjacent to the grooves 10. It is, of course, advantageous to make the notches 8 within the flange 3, as it is more convenient for introducing the tool within the grooves 10.

The cover may be removed by introducing a suitableinstrument from below into the grooves 1()--l0 and rupturing the flange 3 at these points. A suitable instrument is the tine of a kitchen fork, which may be in troduced within the groove 10 and then used to tear outward the flange 3 adjacent to that groove. When this is done the same instrument can be introduced within the notch 9 and that side of the flange bent outward shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is applied to the recepdisengagmg the inset portions 4 carried upon that'side, Thetop l of the cap will then be flexed across thecenter, the line of flexure V of the top and the line of rupture of the flange being shown in the broken lines in Fig. 1.

.and the inset portions on that side of the .flange which carries the notch 9 disengaged from the shoulder the cap may be readily removed by sliding it off of the neck of the receptacle, as nothing will resist the sliding movement. of the cap in the opposite direcof the receptacle will be exposed and a tool or other instrument introduced within these ruptions 8.

In Fig. 4 the device is modified to the extent of having inset lugs 11 above the inter- The lugs will partially enter and partially fill the grooves 10. They will serve the purpose of registering the interruptions 8+8 with the grooves 1 010. They do not enter the grooves 10 sufliciently far toprevent the entrance ofthe eruption tool.

As a further modification the structure shown in Figs. 5 and 7 may be employed. Here the inset portion 4 extends all the way around the bottom of the flange, exceptat the three points 1212'12. At these points an outwardly extending lug 13 is formed. These lugs are made tapering toward the top, that is, they are made larger at the bottom than at the top, as shown in Fig. 7; tion of the metal of .the top which constitutes the flange 3. These lugs 13 also serve as a means for imparting a certain amount of elasticity to the flange to permit it to snugly clasp receptacles of varying diameter. It is found in practice that the size of receptacles will vary within small limits, these lugs forming a means for permitting the flange to tightly and snugly grasp the neck of the receptacle. In opening the cover shown 'in Figs. 5 and 7 these lugs 13 are first flattened out. This may be done by hammering, or by means of a suitable tool. By flattening out the lugs the diameter of the lower portion of the flange 3 is increased sufficiently to permit the disengagement of the inset portions 4 with the shoulder which is formed upon. the neck of the receptacle.

The device illustrated in Figs. 5 and 7 may be combined with the device illustrated in the preceding figures. This is shown in Fig. 6. Here the inset lugs 11 are adjacent to the interrupted portions 8 on the inset portion 4. In addition to these inset lugs 11 are the three outwardly extending lugs 13 13-13. The notch 9 is also shown. In

When the top of the cap is flexed They are formed by crimping that por-' 'terially weaken the flange opening the cover shown in Fig. 6 either means may be employed, that is to say, the

flange 3 may be ruptured along the line of the lugs 1111, by the introduction of a tool within the grooves formed upon the neck of the receptacle, and the top flexed along the center line by the introduction of a tool within the notch9 and the cover thereby removed. ,If desired the cover may be re ,moved by flattening the lugs 1313- 13 and lifting the cover off. The number of lugs 13 is immaterial, as it may be increased or diminished from the amount shown. It is also to be understood that the device shown in Fig. 5 may be combined, with the device shown in Fig. 1, but'the result will be the same as that shown in Fig. 6, but without the inset lugs 1 1. The two forms of fastening may also be combinedas shown in Fig. 4.

Here the lugs 14 are inset lugs, but they" serve the purpose of the lugs 13 and the lugs 11. They'serve as a means of alining the interruptions 8 and the grooves 10. They also serve the purpose of an opening means, as they may be flattened out thereby expanding the flange 3, or they may be broken to rupture the flange. They also serve as a means for imparting elasticity to the flange 3, whereby a close fit will be secured.

In Fig. 8 the inset on the edge of the flange is not flat, but in the form of a bead 15. By this construction the bead may be 'iirst formed before the cap is placed upon the bottle, and it will act somewhat as a spring, and will engage with the shoulder 5, after the cap is in place. This elastic action of the head will be assisted by the elastic action of the lugs 13 or 1.4, whichever are used. Itwill be seen that the inset portion 4 extends most of the way around the edge of the flange, although interrupted at intervals. In the structure illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 the continuity of the inset portion is interrupted but three times, in Fig. 6 six times. However, the inset extends practically all. around the edge of the flange. It will also be seen that the flange 3 is unweakened at any point. The lugs 11, 13 and 14, and the notches 8 and 9 do not maat the points where they are located.

Having now descrlbed my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. A closure comprising a cap, with a flange and an inset portion extending most of the way around,in combination with a receptacle having a'shoulder with which the inset portion engages, and having grooves on opposite sides whereby a tool may be introduced within the grooves, and the flange thereby ruptured and the cover flexed.

2. A closure comprising a cap, with aflange and an inset portion extending most of the way around, in combination with a rebe introduced.

eeptacle having a shoulder with which the inset portion engages, and having grooves on opposite sides, the inset portion being intei'rupted adjaceiitto the grooves.

portion engages, and having grooves on opposite sides whereby a tool may be introduced within the grooves. and the flange thereby ruptured, and there being anotch on the flange between the grooves to produce, a place where a tool for flexing the cover may 5. A closure comprising a cap, with a flange and an inset portion extending most of-the way a ound, in combination with a reeep-.

tacle having ashoulderwith which the inset portion engages, and having grooves on opposite sides, the inset portion being inter ruptcd adjacent to the grooves, and there being a notch on the flange between the grooves to produce a, place where a tool for flexing the cover may be introduced.

6. A closure comprising a cap, with a flange and an inset portion extending most of the way around, in combination with a receptacle having a shoulder with which the inset portion engages, andv having grooves on opposite sides, the inset portion being interrupted adjacent to the grooves, and there being notches within the flange adjacent to the interrupted portions of the insets, and there being a notch on the" flange between the grooves to produce a place where-a tool for flexing the coverinay be introduced.

flange, an inset portion on the flange extending most but'not all of the way around, in

combination with a receptacle having a shoulder with which the inset portion on gages, the said flange having lugs which impart elasticity to the flange.

S. A closure comprising a cap, with a flange and an inset portion extending most. of the way around, in combination-with a receptacle having a shoulder with which the inset portion engages, and having oppositely arranged grooves, the said flange having lugs which enter the grooves and serve as a means for registering the cap, and also impart elasticity to the flange.

l i I 9. A cap, which. comprises a cover, and'an integral flange, with an' inset on the bottom, having interrupted portions and vertical lugs above the interrupted poitions.

10. A cap, which. comprises a coveiyand an integral flange; with an inset on the bottom, having interrupted portions and lugs above the intci ruptedportions, the said lugs being tapered.

11. The combination with areceptacle having a neck, a shoulder adjacent to the mouth of the neck, and grooves on the shoulder, of a cap, having aflange and inset portions on the flange and engaging with theshoulder, the said flange having notches adjaeent to the grooves, and lugs between the notches, the said lugs tapering toward the top. c. j r 12. A cap, whichcomprises a cover with an integral flange, a non-continuous inset on the bottom thereof, and meanson the flange whereby the flange maybe expanded.

13. A cap, which comprises a cover with 85 an integral flange, a non-continuous inset on the bottom thereof, and means on the flange for imparting elasticity to the flange.

This specification signed and witnessed this ZSthday of November, 1905.

l l g i x. A closure comprising a cap, with a JAB [ES A. NEE. Witnesses LEONARD H. DYER, -AUG. LONG. 

